The Bitcoin Core developers have unveiled a new policy focused on disclosing "critical bugs" in a move to improve the communication of Bitcoin security vulnerabilities. This announcement came in a message to the Bitcoin Development Mailing List on July 3, where lead developer Antoine Poinsot and five others highlighted the ...
Metaplanet Inc. has announced the creation of Metaplanet Capital Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary in the British Virgin Islands (BVI), to optimize its Bitcoin-related financial strategies. The new entity, set to launch in July 2024 with an initial capital of US$10,000, will focus on holding Bitcoins and engaging in Bitcoin-related business ...
Pro-bitcoin regulations have been approved in a second U.S. state as Louisiana passes a groundbreaking pro-bitcoin bill to safeguard access to bitcoin and limit Central Bank Digital Currencies. Governor Jeff Landry signed House Bill 488 into law after it received bipartisan support from both chambers of the State legislature. The ...
The defunct exchange Mt. Gox is set to begin redistributing assets lost in its infamous 2014 hack this July. According to an official notice on the Mt. Gox website, $9.4 billion in Bitcoin, $72 million in Bitcoin Cash, and $446 million in fiat currency will be disbursed during the process. ...
Tokyo-based investment and consulting firm Metaplanet Inc. announced on Monday, June 24, its plans to issue 1 billion yen (approximately 6.26 million dollars) worth of bonds to finance Bitcoin acquisitions for long-term holding. According to the announcement: “Metaplanet Inc announced today that its Board of Directors has resolved to purchase ...
Members of the Republican Party in the U.S. State of Idaho have declared a stance in favour of Bitcoin and against the establishment of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDCs). As per a social media post by Niklas Klienworth, policy director of Idaho Reform Foundation, the party has put forth a ...
US presidential candidate Donald Trump has declared his support for the Bitcoin mining industry, emphasizing his ambition for the United States to dominate this sector. In a recent post on his social media platform, Truth Social, Trump declared his desire for "all the remaining Bitcoin to be MADE IN THE ...
Vancouver-based Metasphere Labs, a tech and Web3 development company, has announced that it will host an online event on X Spaces on Green Bitcoin mining, sustainability and energy markets. The firm noted in its press release that this event will take place on July 3, 2024, at 2 p.m. ET. ...
U.S. medical devices manufacturer Semler Scientific, which recently made headlines for adding Bitcoin (BTC) to its treasury, has further increased its holdings with an additional $17 million investment in the cryptocurrency. This new purchase was disclosed in an S-3 filing to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on June 6. ...
Geoff Kendrick, Standard Chartered's head of digital assets research, has predicted that Bitcoin could climb to $100,000 in the lead-up to the U.S. presidential election and could even reach an impressive $150,000 by the end of the year if Donald Trump secures another term. "As we approach the U.S. election, ...
